What sort of scam is this?

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https://www.gabriknovin.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17737

Yes, it's in italian. Google translation:

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gabriknovin.com%2Findex.php%3Fmain_page%3Dproduct_info%26products_id%3D17737


I was primarily reacting because it claims to be a Gyraf, which it's not (you know, the usual web cleaning) - but then I notice that every and all prices in that shop are magically just below 50EUR. And looking closer, they share their customer service (customerservicehome.com ) with some online pharmacy...

Is this some sort of a new type "give us your mastercard number" scam?

Any guesses?

Jakob E.
 
pucho812 said:
it says it's used.  might be a diy version ???

I don't think so... The whole website seems to be a scam. Look at the price. Everything around 42€
 
weiss said:
I don't think so... The whole website seems to be a scam. Look at the price. Everything around 42€

maybe they are hitchhikers guide to thew galaxy fans.  42 is the number from which all meaning ("the meaning of life, the universe, and everything") could be derived. ;D
 
It occurred to me that the G9 was a completely random addition to a random group of products.

So I did a reverse image search to see if this item was present elsewhere.

https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZiv8bApl9FvihDH1GMymiKioY6UMjhLxOj1L3feIUeuG7UdAqXLApluPVugDk2SWYaR-iPTPn8Wpi2UxgUBC0TVxio7ywa6m0H8IEIljgW4CGw1k50B5zwTx2hmH9JAb5kI5vxpPBlIbM7YRXDtYIdFHA_1B-9YJDMMbe6ASTHuFndvOmDCGRVSyLRY6COd_1mdWF08zq_1TXr32z4oGoAxoC6oh_1XIAbb5NDAbUgXmvInA1BdOU13x4PdfhEYkT0fvfEg1wGFob5EENKRCXtm0POEhyIShYUJmK4cfQAiHuSMJ-MznHFywLsUNYQ2J8zaYjeexZPDQjzFqghgbSZIYqO8Z2LCo0g&hl=da

And it looks like the true origin is an eBay sale.

https://www.dealvue.com/Gyraf-Audio-G9-Gyratec-IX-Vollröhren-Vorverstärker-Dual-True-Tube-Preamp-GEWÄHR-133011906560.html?country=de

So I guess the site you found is just a scam site that picks stuff off the web, and puts it into the same format. Might even be doing it based on your search!?

Gustav
 
Gustav said:
It occurred to me that the G9 was a completely random addition to a random group of products.

So I did a reverse image search to see if this item was present elsewhere.

https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZiv8bApl9FvihDH1GMymiKioY6UMjhLxOj1L3feIUeuG7UdAqXLApluPVugDk2SWYaR-iPTPn8Wpi2UxgUBC0TVxio7ywa6m0H8IEIljgW4CGw1k50B5zwTx2hmH9JAb5kI5vxpPBlIbM7YRXDtYIdFHA_1B-9YJDMMbe6ASTHuFndvOmDCGRVSyLRY6COd_1mdWF08zq_1TXr32z4oGoAxoC6oh_1XIAbb5NDAbUgXmvInA1BdOU13x4PdfhEYkT0fvfEg1wGFob5EENKRCXtm0POEhyIShYUJmK4cfQAiHuSMJ-MznHFywLsUNYQ2J8zaYjeexZPDQjzFqghgbSZIYqO8Z2LCo0g&hl=da

And it looks like the true origin is an eBay sale.

https://www.dealvue.com/Gyraf-Audio-G9-Gyratec-IX-Vollröhren-Vorverstärker-Dual-True-Tube-Preamp-GEWÄHR-133011906560.html?country=de

So I guess the site you found is just a scam site that picks stuff off the web, and puts it into the same format. Might even be doing it based on your search!?

Gustav

i know that auction on ebay. has been online a long time.
 
Do a search for "gabriknovin.com"....

Reveals a lot of related scam sites, selling stuff like Adidas shoes. Most sites are 48 years old  ;D

Seems to be run from Iran? Server is from an Indian company (meiliqihegongsi) and hosted in Kansas City (DataShack, LC). Meiliqihegongsi seems to operate thousands of domains...

Shoes are a popular item though. Spose everybody needs shoes...  :)

Definitely a scam. Not reported yet for scams, but for malware and spam.
 
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